SPOILERS ALL OVER.
Just got back from seeing the Dark Knight Rises. I make no apologies for saying what I say next. It was really bad. It was as if Michael Bay was put on Ritalin and told to make a Batman movie. Potential to be good, lots of explosions that were a lot less explosive than those in Transformers, and just about the same amount of substance. Really truly disappointed. Usually if I need to use the bathroom while seeing a film I'll try to wait. Well, I didn't this time. I actually felt a sense of relief, (not just of the self reliving kind) when I walked out of the theater to the restroom. I know some might not agree with me, that's fine. But in my opinion the movie was really a big let down. I say this as someone that REALLY enjoyed the first two films. This isn't even about the 3rd act having to go up against those movies though. This movie was just bad. BAD. I can't say it enough.
Look Batman isn't Batman anymore and for some reason his legs are screwed up suddenly. He must have been sitting around for years playing WoW instead of being Batman. Look he's in love with some woman we've only seen him interact with for five minutes. Look he's Batman again for a night out. Look, he's getting his ass kicked. Look his back is broken. Look crap is exploding for a half hour. Look he has a vertebra pushed back into his back, he does some working out and he's FINE. He can climb walls and s---. Look he's Batman again. Look he's stabbed and he flys away. Look he's exploding. No, he's not really, he's in Florence with Catwoman. The whole movie is about destroying Gothan and completing Ra's work., but they decide to string out the destruction for no real reason. I WISH Scott Evil would have shown up and said "Give me the trigger, we'll fly a few miles out and do it now. It'lll be easy. "
The movie has no substance.